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Russia-Abkhazia passenger trains to be launched on August 7

Railway passenger traffic between Russia and Abkhazia It will resume on August 7.

This was stated by Igor Margania, Deputy General Director of the Abkhazian Railway. According to him, the schedule of trains has been agreed, and the first trains Moscow - Sukhum and St. Petersburg - Sukhum should arrive on August 9, and on August 17, a train from Samara is expected.

" From August 15, the 11-car passenger train from Tuapse to Gagra will start running for the first time.

The resumption of railway communication between the two countries will create conditions for Russian tourists to comfortably cross the border and will significantly reduce the burden on the pedestrian part of the border.

On August 1, Russia and Abkhazia mutually opened the borders between the two countries.

The consular service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic reported that from August 1, only citizens of Abkhazia and Russia can cross the Russian-Abkhaz border. For residents of other countries, border crossing restrictions imposed in connection with the coronavirus pandemic have not been abolished.

Source: tourism.interfax

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